Breakfast Bars

August 27, 2021

Breakfast bars have come a long way in kitchen design from the slab of worktop on a leg with stools round which was mainly used as more of a dumping ground for “stuff” than for eating at.

These days a breakfast bar will often be incorporated into a kitchen island as a design feature, creating a social space for family and friends to gather round enjoying drinks and chatting whilst meals are prepared, as well as retaining its intended use as a place to eat breakfast on busy mornings.

There are many ways to create this area using clever design to ensure that valuable space isn’t lost to it.  

If incorporated into an island they can be either split level or same level, they do not need to be hugely wide, and the design of the stools can ensure that they tuck under out of the way when not in use.

Same level breakfast bars are popular for offering cleaner lines and work well in the ever-popular shaker style kitchen, whereas a split-level design will offer more of a visual feature, especially if a rotunda unit is incorporated. This shows high quality craftsmanship and a WOW factor.

If an island isn’t practical because of the space available a perimeter breakfast bar can be a stunning feature. Using an area under a window a bit further away from the working area can offer a tranquil spot for coffee or lunch, perhaps overlooking the garden, and it will save more valuable space than a table and chairs.  

The breakfast bar can be produced in the same material as the worktops or in a contrasting material.  

For example, an oak breakfast bar area can be a stunning contrast to a granite worktop and is a great way to create a warm and relaxed ambience to the area using a split-level design.  

In contrast, using the same material as the worktop will ensure a seamless transition from the workspace to the social space, this works particularly well with a same level breakfast bar in a contemporary design kitchen.

A perimeter breakfast bar can complement the kitchen design in a completely different way and doesn’t necessarily have to follow the same design genre as the rest of the room. It can be used to create additional space for relaxing, reading or working, as well as being an area for a vase of your favourite flowers or a plant or two, adding warmth and homeliness to the room.

So, all in all the modern breakfast bar should be an asset to any kitchen setting and has certainly left its tired, out of date reputation far behind it.

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